El Paso man arrested 07-13-09

the PDH

Published 7:00 pm, Tuesday, July 14, 2009

An El Paso man was arrested Saturday night on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he reportedly threatened a man with a knife.

According to Capt. Manuel Balderas of the Plainview Police Department, Daniel Martinez, 42, went to a residence in the 2600 block of El Paso to collect money from the 69-year-old resident at 11:15 p.m.

Several neighbors reported seeing Martinez with a knife. The neighbors reportedly attempted to distract him, but Martinez began threatening the elderly man.

Balderas said neighbors were able to chase Martinez away from the property, and police arrested him a short distance away.

He was taken to the Hale County jail and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was being held on a $20,000 bond.